Difference between revisions of "Bertrand de la Chapelle"
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| − | '''Bertrand de la Chapelle''' is currently a member of the [[ICANN Board|Board of Directors]] at [[ICANN]] and a Program Director at International Diplomatic Academy. | + | '''Bertrand de la Chapelle''' is currently a member of the [[ICANN Board|Board of Directors]] at [[ICANN]] and a Program Director at International Diplomatic Academy. He has a long career as a French diplomat, specifically with regards to its national ICT interests, and also has experience as an entrepreneur in the private sector. |
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| + | He was appointed to the ICANN Board by the [[NomCom|Nominating Committee]], starting in 2010 and serving through the [[Annual Meeting|Annual General Meeting]] of 2013.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board Board, ICANN.org]</ref> | ||
Mr. de la Chapelle has excused himself at least once from voting on issues related to ICANN's [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]] as per a conflict of interests policy passed in 2011.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/seven-icann-directors-have-new-gtld-conflicts/ Seven ICANN Directors Have New gTLD Conflicts, DomainIncite.com]</ref> | Mr. de la Chapelle has excused himself at least once from voting on issues related to ICANN's [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]] as per a conflict of interests policy passed in 2011.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/seven-icann-directors-have-new-gtld-conflicts/ Seven ICANN Directors Have New gTLD Conflicts, DomainIncite.com]</ref> | ||
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| + | His long career of representing the French government at international ICT fora included time spent on [[ICANN]]'s [[GAC|Governmental Advisory Committee]] (GAC), where he also served as Vice-Chair.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/delachapelle.htm DeLaChapelle, ICANN.org]</ref> | ||
==Past Work== | ==Past Work== | ||
| + | Bertrand de la Chapelle has held many positions in the French government and represented it in many international forums. His first post in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was as in charge of the German Desk, which was responsible for French-German relationships. He went on to work in the Ministry in a variety of capacities. | ||
| − | + | In 1993 he co-founded Virtools and was the CEO of the company until 1998. The company provides a leading development environment for 3D interactive content. Around this time he also founded the consulting department of a leading French technology monitoring firm.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/delachapelle.htm DeLaChapelle, ICANN.org]</ref> | |
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| − | In 1993 he founded Virtools and was the CEO of the company until 1998. | ||
| − | + | Beginning in1998 he was a Member of the G-8 Digital Opportunities Task Force (DOT Force), one of the first multi-stakeholder efforts in the field of ICTs. From 2006 until 2010 he served as France's Thematic Ambassador and Special Envoy for the Information Society. This saw him working with a number of international organizations, including sustained work with the [[WSIS|World Summit of the Internet Society]] (WSIS), where he also served as the Director OpenWSIS / WSIS-Online. He represented the French government in the [[ISOC|Information Society]] and [[IGF|Internet Governance Forum]] (IGF). His work with the IGF saw him participating in its [[MAG|Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group]].<ref>[http://fr.linkedin.com/in/bdelachapelle linkedin profile]</ref><ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/delachapelle.htm DeLaChapelle, ICANN.org]</ref> | |
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
| − | He received his education from Ecole | + | He received his education from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and Ecole Polytechnique.<ref>[http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=2010PanelistBioView&wspid=106 Panelists Biographies 2010 Workshops]</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Bertrand de la Chapelle is currently a member of the Board of Directors at ICANN and a Program Director at International Diplomatic Academy. He has a long career as a French diplomat, specifically with regards to its national ICT interests, and also has experience as an entrepreneur in the private sector.
ICANN
He was appointed to the ICANN Board by the Nominating Committee, starting in 2010 and serving through the Annual General Meeting of 2013.[1]
Mr. de la Chapelle has excused himself at least once from voting on issues related to ICANN's new gTLD program as per a conflict of interests policy passed in 2011.[2]
His long career of representing the French government at international ICT fora included time spent on ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), where he also served as Vice-Chair.[3]
Past Work
Bertrand de la Chapelle has held many positions in the French government and represented it in many international forums. His first post in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was as in charge of the German Desk, which was responsible for French-German relationships. He went on to work in the Ministry in a variety of capacities.
In 1993 he co-founded Virtools and was the CEO of the company until 1998. The company provides a leading development environment for 3D interactive content. Around this time he also founded the consulting department of a leading French technology monitoring firm.[4]
Beginning in1998 he was a Member of the G-8 Digital Opportunities Task Force (DOT Force), one of the first multi-stakeholder efforts in the field of ICTs. From 2006 until 2010 he served as France's Thematic Ambassador and Special Envoy for the Information Society. This saw him working with a number of international organizations, including sustained work with the World Summit of the Internet Society (WSIS), where he also served as the Director OpenWSIS / WSIS-Online. He represented the French government in the Information Society and Internet Governance Forum (IGF). His work with the IGF saw him participating in its Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group.[5][6]
Education
He received his education from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and Ecole Polytechnique.[7]